The real Self is free, yet when mixed with mind and body, It is not free. The will is the first manifestation of the real Self; the first limitation therefore of this real Self is the will.
Will is a compound of Self and mind.
Now, no compound can be permanent, so that when we will to live, we must die. Immortal life is a contradiction in terms, for life, being a compound, cannot be immortal.
True Being is undifferentiated and eternal.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Introduction to Jnana-Yoga’ – Talk in New York
Will is a compound of Self and mind.
Now, no compound can be permanent, so that when we will to live, we must die. Immortal life is a contradiction in terms, for life, being a compound, cannot be immortal.
True Being is undifferentiated and eternal.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Introduction to Jnana-Yoga’ – Talk in New York
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